Tamil actor Vishal has made serious allegations against officials from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in Mumbai, accusing them of accepting a bribe of Rs 6.5 lakh in exchange for screening and granting a U/A certificate to his latest film, Mark Antony.

 

Recently-released Tamil film 'Mark Antony', which features Vishal and SJ Suryah, has been garnering a lot of attention since its release. Audience and critics praised the film as it continues to run successfully at the box office.

 

 

In a tweet, Vishal shared bank transaction receipts as evidence of the payments made by his film’s team to the CBFC officials. He wrote, "#Corruption being shown on the silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Cant digest. Especially in govt offices. And even worse is happening in #CBFC Mumbai office. Had to pay 6.5 lacs for my film #MarkAntonyHindi version. 2 transactions. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for certificate. Never faced this situation ever in my career (sic)."

 

Further, he revealed that his film’s team had to pay Rs 6.5 lakh for the Hindi version of Mark Antony, with two transactions: Rs 3 lakh for screening and Rs 3.5 lakh for the certificate. He appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the matter. He also named the mediator between his film’s team and the CBFC officials.

 

He continued, "Bringing this to the notice of Hon Chief Minister of Maharashtra and my Hon PM Narendra Modiji. Doing this is not for me but for future producers. NOT HAPPENING. My hard earned money gone for corruption ??? No way. Evidence down for all to hear. Hope truth prevails as always. GB @mieknathshinde @narendramodi 3 Lakhs sent to – M. RAJAN AC No. 168100050300500 Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd Sion Branch IFSC CODE – TMBL0000168 & 3.5 Lakhs sent to – JEEJA RAMDAS AC No. 7712615683 Kotak Mahendra Bank Andheri East Branch IFSC CODE – KKBK0000651.”

 

 

 

Director Adhik Ravichandran’s ‘Mark Antony’, starring Vishal and SJ Suryah, is a fun time-travel film based on gangsters. It was released in the theatres on September 15. The cinematography is done by Abinandhan Ramanujam and the music is composed by GV Prakash.